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Que fait Gaston? : a reader for young beginners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary182
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Perley, Fannie
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Call Number
- 448.6 PER
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.30
- Call Number
- 448.6 PER
- Author
- Perley, Fannie
- Contributor
- Fitts, Clara Atwood
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- D. C. Heath & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Physical Description
- iii-vii , 134 p. : ill., music ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Front cover: "Tom "MacDonald" [printed in ink] Front end paper: "Peggy McKay 409-18 Ave East Vancouver BC" "K.L.H.S." [handwritten in ink] "Peggy McKay Vancouver BC" [handwritten in pencil] "Some of these Days" " Hello Melody goodbye" "jazz...." [handwritten in ink] Opposite of front end paper: "w15" [printed in ink, crossed out] "Patricia Quinn" [handwritten in ink, unique signature] "Bill Williams" [handwritten vertically in pencil] sketch of a female, in pencil and ink, signed "Peggy". next 2 blank pages covered in personal notes, handwritten in pencil back end paper: "Ireland & Allan Ltd. Books & Stationery 649 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C." [ ink stamp in purple maybe faded blue?]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- French language--Readers
- French language--Study and teaching
- Notes
- "Illustrated by Clara Atwood Fitts".
Peggy by request: the love story of Noel and Peggy from "the keeper of the door" written by request of some of my readers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary232
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.122
- Call Number
- 823.9 DEL
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Ryerson press
- Publication Date
- c1928
- Physical Description
- vii, 397 p.
- Inscription
- "W25", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "Mary Lambert. / 2350 4 Ave D E / Vancouver", handwritten in black ink
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
The story of world progress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary311
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.174.1
- Call Number
- 940 WES
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- Contributor
- Eastman, Mack, 1882-
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Allyn and Bacon
- Publication Date
- c1924
- Printer
- L. H. Jenkins, Inc.
- Physical Description
- xix, 749, 53 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Laurence Barber / 1006 12th Ave W. / Vancouver B.C. / Phone Bayview 7541R" [handwritten inside front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Europe--History
- Notes
- "Canadian edition prepared by Mack Eastman" -- t.p.
- Author's full given name and dates : West, Willis M. (Willis Mason), 1857-1931.
The beginners book in religion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary319
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Baker, Edna Dean, 1883-1956
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Call Number
- 377 BAK
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.175.8
- Call Number
- 377 BAK
- Author
- Baker, Edna Dean, 1883-1956
- Contributor
- Betts, George Herbert, 1868-1934
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Abingdon Press
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Physical Description
- 271 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- Pocket inside front cover from Religious Education Council of B.C. "Religious Education Council of B.C. / 410 Dominion Bank Building, Vancouver, ...B.C." -- stamped on pocket inside cover. "Premium Stores / 4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1 B.C. Canada" -- stamped on endpaper (front). "1.75", "25 cent" -- handwritten in pencil and pen on endpaper (front). "W 29" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Religious education--Teaching methods
- Religious education of children
- Sunday schools
- Notes
- Edited by George Herbert Betts.
- Pt.1 The young child and his religion -- Pt. 2 Lessons in religion
- pocket inside front cover from Religious Education Council of B.C.
- Includes index.
The advertising handbook : a reference work covering the principles and practice of advertising
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary375
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hall, S. Roland
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- 1921
- c1921
- Call Number
- 659 HALL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.32.1
- Call Number
- 659 HALL
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Hall, S. Roland
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.
- Publication Date
- 1921
- c1921
- Printer
- Maple Press
- Physical Description
- 743 p. : ill. : 19.5 cm
- Inscription
- "John A. Burton" [handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf] "J.A. Burton" "661-12 Ave." "New West" "B.C." [handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Advertising
- Object History
- Donor purchased book in 1935 for $1.00 from Ainsworth's Book Store on Pender Street in Vancouver.
The Druggists circular formula book : in which may be found recipes for hundreds of unofficial preparations in daily demand
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary434
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Druggists Circular Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Publication Date
- c1920
- c1915
- Call Number
- 615.13 DRU
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.68.8
- Call Number
- 615.13 DRU
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Author
- Druggists Circular Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The Druggists' Circular, Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1920
- c1915
- Physical Description
- 257 p. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- inside, "W.A. Hartbeig" "W.J. Cairns" "Vancouver B.C." "W.J. Cairns Limited" "Incorporated 1917" "22 82" "6 2"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Formulas, recipes, etc.
- Medicine
- Notes
- Includes index.
MacLean method of writing : teachers' complete manual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary576
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Edition
- 16th ed.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.99.4
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC
- Edition
- 16th ed.
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- The Clarke & Stuart Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Physical Description
- 190, 88 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Penmanship--Study and teaching
- Penmanship
- Notes
- "A complete course of instruction in the technique and pedagogy of the MacLean Method of Writing for teachers of Elementary schools, Junior and senior high schools, normal schools, and business colleges" -- title page.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland." -- title page.
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and dates: MacLean, Henry Bovyer, 1884 - 1976
Textile fabrics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1547
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dyer, Elizabeth
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- c1927
- Call Number
- 677 DYE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3845.1
- Call Number
- 677 DYE
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Dyer, Elizabeth
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Publication Date
- c1927
- Printer
- Riverside Press
- Physical Description
- xii, 366 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Lillian Keyes and June Trumper" [Handwritten in black ink on title page.]
- "_ _ _ _ Evans/Class 5/King George High School" [Handwritten and crossed out black ink, inside cover.]
- "1552 Davie Street/ Vancouver" [Handwritten in black ink and crossed out, inside cover.]
- [Purple stamp on inside back cover, some illegible.] "_ _ _ _ & Allan Ltd./Books and Stationery/649 Granville St./Vancouver, B.C."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Textile fabrics
- Notes
- "With a foreword by W.W. Charters" T.p.
- Includes bibliographical references
Story hour readers revised primer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3203
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.22
- Call Number
- 428.6 COE
- Contributor
- Enright, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- American Book Company
- Publication Date
- c1923
- Series
- Story hour readers
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill. (col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "S33" -- crossed-out on flyleaf. "Ireland & Allen Ltd. Books & Stationery / 649 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright".
The MacLean method of muscular movement writing : teachers' complete manual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3239
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Edition
- Fifth ed.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC 1921
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.108
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC 1921
- Edition
- Fifth ed.
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- The Clarke & Stuart Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Physical Description
- 190, 112 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
- Inscription
- "S 24" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Penmanship--Study and teaching
- Penmanship
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and dates: MacLean, Henry Bovyer, 1884 - 1976
Audels carpenters and builders guide #4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics, and all wood workers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3670
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV000.3.3
- Call Number
- 694 GRA
- Contributor
- Emery, Thomas J.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- T. Audel & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1923
- Physical Description
- 4 v. (xvi, 1546 p.) : ill. : 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "H. A. McCallum" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf and first page of chapter 47] "WALTER GALLOWAY BOOKSTORE 135 HASTINGS ST. E. VANCOUVER, B.C." [Stamped in purple ink on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- "Thomas J. Emery--associate."
- Includes index.
- Author's full name and date : Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-
Machine sewing : a treatise on the care and use of family sewing machines and their attachments : specially prepared for teachers of home economics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3721
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.11.4
- Call Number
- 646.2 SIN
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Singer Sewing Machine Company
- Publication Date
- 1925
- c1924
- Physical Description
- 159 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Ruth Bryson" [handwritten in orange pencil on front pastedown] "Burnaby North Secondary School 751 Hammarskjold Drive Burnaby, B.C. V5B 4A1" [stamped in purple ink on front and back pastedowns] "369 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on series page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Sewing machines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Machine sewing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.
Master book one (complement to Master scroll A) : beginning the use of tools and materials
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4828
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hunt, Jean Lee
- Todd, Jessie M.
- Publication Date
- c1926
- Call Number
- 745.5 HUN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.15.7
- Call Number
- 745.5 HUN
- Author
- Hunt, Jean Lee
- Todd, Jessie M.
- Contributor
- Winship, Ross L.
- Williamson, William J.
- Todd, Jessie M.
- Cleaveland, Bess Bruce, 1876-1966
- Place of Publication
- Valparaiso, Ind. ; Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Lewis E. Myers and Company
- Publication Date
- c1926
- Physical Description
- 374 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "Gordon Wheatley" -- Handwritten in pen on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Education
- Project method in teaching
- Object History
- Belonged to the Wheatley family of Vancouver. Family home located at 33rd and Grandville. May have been a gift for Gordon Hamilton Wheatley in the 1920's.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Manual projects by Ross L. Winship"
- "Illustrated by William J. Williamson"
- "Illustrated by Jessie M. Todd"
- "Illustrated by Bess Bruce Cleaveland"
- Author's given name : Todd, Jessie M. (Jessie Mabel)
The Dominion high school arithmetic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5564
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.89.1
- Call Number
- 513 WJG
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Publication Date
- 1928
- c1914
- Printer
- The Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Physical Description
- vi, 321 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Homer Bone Jr. [handwritten in ink, inner front page] Sept. 18. 1937 Shawnigan Lake School" "R.D.S. Ross [handwritten in ink, inner front page] Shawnigan Lake School
- Shawnigan Lake B.C." "R.D.S. Ross Chemainus [handwritten vertically in ink, inner back page, right hand side] BC" "R.D.S. Ross [handwritten vertically in pencil, inner back cover] R.D.S. Ross R.D.S. Ross Chemainus Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic--Study and teaching
- Arithmetic--Textbooks
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Mathematics--Historical texts
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the high schools, collegiate institutes, and academies in British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island."
The Maclean method of muscular movement writing : senior grade manual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6473
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV987.5.6
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- The Clarke & Stuart Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Physical Description
- 111 p. ; 15 x 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Edmonds Street School" [stamped on cover in ink] "Edith Jackson" [handwritten in blue ink on cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Penmanship--Study and teaching
- Penmanship
- Notes
- "Grades VI, VII and VIII"
- Author's given name and dates: MacLean, Henry Bovyer, 1884 - 1976
The MacLean method of muscular movement writing : senior grade manual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6702
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Edition
- Fourth ed.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.110
- Call Number
- 372.634 MAC
- Edition
- Fourth ed.
- Author
- Maclean, H. B.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- The Clarke & Stuart Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Physical Description
- 111 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Penmanship
- Children--writing
- Writing
- Notes
- "A systematic, graded course of lessons in plain, rapid, busines Writing adapted to the needs of pupils in the Senior Grades"--t.p.
- "Senior Manual for Grades VI., VII., and VIII."--cover.
- Includes index.
- Author's full name and dates: MacLean, H. B. (Henry Bovyer), 1884-1976
Steps to Girl Guiding : an abridged edition of the official handbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6837
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.30
- Call Number
- 369.4 BAD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- C. Arthur Pearson
- Publication Date
- c1920
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Lakeview Dist. Bby. Royal Area (imp. Div)" [handwritten in black ink on first page] "Ireland & Allen Books & Stationary 649 Granville St Vancouver, B. C." [stamped on cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Digest of elementary chemistry : regents - college entrance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7325
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV018.25.2
- Call Number
- 540 MEN
- Author
- Mendel, Martin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Globe Book company
- Publication Date
- c1927
- Physical Description
- v, 234 p. : ill ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Top left corner of front end paper "J.G. Acres. 1775 Marine Dr. W. Vancouver B.C." [handwritten in black pen with each line crossed out ] Middle of title page "Jack Acres. Class 6 Magee High School Vancouver, B.C." "Hugh Young. Room 21. Magee High" [ Two different handwritten notes with the "Jack" section crossed out only. In black... maybe dark blue pen?]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry
- Object History
- Textbook used at Gilmore School. Came via donor's parents who were teachers at the school: William (Bill) McKenzie and Georgina McKenzie.
- Notes
- "Head of the Chemistry Department, Thomas Jefferson High School, Broooklyn, New York."
Interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19346
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1600-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Oct. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (111 min., 51 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (111 min., 51 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar discusses and provides in…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (111 min., 51 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (111 min., 51 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Anushay Malik, Rajdeep Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Nadeem Parmar Location of Interview: Residence of Nadeem Parmar in Burnaby Interview Date: October 7, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:51:51 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar discusses and provides information on; his ancestral background, his education, his employment background, his experiences of racial discrimmination as a South Asian immigrant, saw mills established by South Asian relations in Paldi (Vancouver Island), in North Vancouver and Burnaby, family relations in the South Asian Canadian community and in regions in Punjab, the caste system, his literary works, locations of family homes in Burnaby, the architectural design of his house, personal stories and anecdotal information as a South Asian Canadian living and working in Canada. 00:00 – 01:45 The framework and purpose of the interview is explained to interviewee Nadeem Parmar by interviewers Rajdeep and Anushay Malik. The interviewers explain how the information from this interview can be drawn on for Burnaby Village Museum’s future exhibits and also how researchers will learn more about the history of the South Asian community in Burnaby through residents’ stories. Interview begins with Nadeem providing his full name "Kulwant Singh Parmar". He clarifies that his name was given to him by his grandfather who was a civil engineer and that his father also worked as a civil engineer. Nadeem expresses that he was born with a “silver spoon in his mouth” as a descendent of his maternal grandfather who was a successful landlord. Nadeem explains that when the Partition of India came into effect, (1947) he was 11 years old. He and his family left the partitioned side, his native village was located in Punjab and his forefathers were located in Rajasthan. 3:20 – 4:57 Nadeem explains further about his forefathers who came from Rajasthan. He shares information about his ancestor on his father’s side, named Vijay Singh who was friends with Emperor Jahangir. When fighting began against Jahangir he left the area to head to the middle of central India, then to the Punjab area with small states. As a clan, as a Parmar, he conveys there were about eleven or twelve villages with the same name. Interviewer, Anushay helps Nadeem to clarify the time period of this information. Nadeem refers to the time period being similar to the epic historical film “Moghal-e-Azam” and Anushay confirms the time period being the 1600s when they left Rajasthan. 4:58 – 10:59 Interviewer Anushay asks Nadeem to about his migration to Canada. Nadeem conveys that his first ancestor on his in-laws side of the family migrated around 1889. Further discussion ensues about reading Punjabi and how interviewer Rajdeep can read Punjabi and that she comes from the village of "Lakhpur" in Punjab. Rajdeep notes that “Lakhpur” is near "Phagwara". Nadeem clarifies that his village is "Panchat" and this family used to live in "Phagwara". and Nadeem and Rajdeep compare their familiarity and memories of the area. Nadeem conveys some of his comments in Punjabi and then changes to English. Nadeem recollects when the Japanese bombarded Shillong, he was around seven years old and attended missionary school. The only languages that were taught were English and Persian. Nadeem conveys that his mother had hopes of Nadeem becoming an army officer and moving up the ranks but Nadeem wasn’t interested. Nadeem attended college, graduated with a Bachelor of Science, BSC with Physics and Chemistry, followed by another Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and finally a degree in his favourite subject in the language of Urdu. He completed these degrees in Punjab in Doaba College, Jalandher. Nadeem recollects how he started teaching but wasn’t getting paid very well. When he was at college, with encouragement from his professor, Veer Pankalia [sic] he began writing poetry and short plays. His professor also introduced him to a famous poet of Punjab, Mila Ram Offa [sic] and he gave him the name of Nadeem. Nadeem explains the meaning of the name “Nadeem” “…the one who know about it, inside out…” even though we generally think of the meaning being “friend” it’s not just about friend. 11:00 -24:48 Nadeem provides background information on how he ended up marrying his future wife who was born in India and immigrated to Canada with her family. Nadeem explains how the marriage was arranged through family relations that were already established in Punjab over a century ago. One of his wife’s ancestors, head of the family called “baniye” (traders) immigrated to Canada in [1899]. This relation returned to Punjab where he had nephews, the youngest of the nephews was Nadeem’s father (Lashman Singh Manhas) in law’s father (Sher Singh Manhas). He expresses that his wife’s ancestor couldn’t bring Nadeem’s father in law’s father since he was only 12 or 13 years old but he brought three of the nephews back to Canada with him. The nephews were named, Pola Singh, Ginaya Singh and Doman Singh (also named Dolmans). He describes how the group left India but it took them two to three years before they arrived in Canada. The group travelled to Burma, Indonesia and Hong Kong before landing in San Francisco. From San Francisco they walked and worked on the rail line before entering Canada and arriving in Grand Forks. The men got work on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and eventually made their way to the lower mainland. Nadeem conveys that the younger brother of Ginaya Singh, Maya Singh joined the others in Canada taking the same route, arriving in Bridal Falls where they were working at a saw mill and in CP rail construction. He describes Maya Singh as business minded and since he was too young to work in the mill, he began working as a cook and then began growing potatoes on land that he leased from a Dutch land owner. The local mill at Bridal Falls was facing bankruptcy and Maya Singh arranged to lease the mill, eventually buying it. From there the group moved their business to Strawberry Hill in Surrey and when the sale of logs declined, they moved over to Vancouver Island and established a sawmill with Doman Singh in the community of Paldi (originally known as Mayo Lumber) near Duncan. He explains further how the South Asian community helped each other like they did back home. He clarifies that his father in law’s father is the youngest cousin of Ginaya and Doman Singh and when he died, his father in law’s younger brother started Kashmir Lumber. Eventually his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) and the rest of the whole family including cousins and nephews were sponsored by their relations and immigrated to Canada. Nadeem explains how in 1959, his brother in law returned home to Punjab to get married, bringing his family with him. He tells of how during this time period, a marriage was arranged by his parents for him to marry his future wife. Nadeem recollects how this came to be. Nadeem and his wife Surjeet married in Punjab in December 1960, Nadeem was 24 years old and his wife was 18 years old. 24:49 – 39:42 Nadeem describes how he obtained his teaching degree from Ramgarhia College in Phagwara (located in the Kapurhtala district of Punjab) and after a disagreement with a teacher at home, he decided to go to England. He explains how he joined his brother who had moved to England and was working as a labourer. Nadeem tells of the difficulties he faced applying for a teaching job in England and how he had to go back to school to help with his English pronunciation. Nadeem explains that after taking this course, he got work teaching Grade two students which he felt was below his qualifications (he mentions that while living in Punjab, he was a Secondary School teacher) and the pay was very low. He discovered that his brother was making more money working as a labourer so Nadeem became discouraged and quit. When Nadeem couldn’t find work as a labourer, his brother advised him to shave off his beard. Nadeem conveys how difficult it was for him to shave off his beard and how once he was clean shaven he got work as a sweeper in a factory. He shares his experience of working in the factory and of how with his former education he got himself promoted to a more technical position. With encouragement from his employer, Nadeem enrolled in technical courses which lead to him obtaining an HNC Engineering Degree. He completed the course work in two years, obtaining skills in microwave communication becoming the senior test engineer at the factory. While working in this position, Nadeem shares how he suffered discrimination when he was passed over for a senior chief engineer position at the factory by a less educated and experienced employee. 39:43 – 53:38 Nadeem recollects how things changed for him in the 1970s. It began with his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) passing away in 1970 while he and his family were living on 18th Street in Burnaby. His father in law had been working at the saw mill, Kashmir Lumber Company in North Vancouver that was owned by his father in law’s younger brother (Kashmir Singh Manhas). The mill had burnt down and many of the workers lost everything. Nadeem confides that during this time, his wife was suffering from depression and wanted to be with her mother back in Canada now that her father had passed away. Nadeem emphasizes how his wife’s family (over 300 relatives) in Canada often get together every year on July 1st in Paldi near Duncan. In 1972, Nadeem arrived in Canada on his own to find work but was unsuccessful so he and his wife made plans to move to Uganda where he was offered a job. In 1973, when his visa didn’t come through for Uganda, Nadeem, his wife and two children decided to come to Canada. Nadeem describes that after several unsuccessful experiences to find skilled work in Canada, he eventually found work at Canadian National Telecommunications. During this time, Nadeem and his family lived with his father in law’s family at 5216 Pandora Street in Burnaby and in 1974, Nadeem purchased a house at 131 Fell Avenue in Burnaby. Nadeem provides further details of when the families lived at these different addresses and how in 1983 he had a house built on Woodsworth Street where he is still living now. He conveys some of the history of the lot where his current house resides including details on the lot subdivision, lot ownership and the cost of building his new house. Nadeem tells of how he designed his home with help from his son who was working as an apprentice with architect Arthur Erikson at the time. He describes the architectural interior as an open concept design, in an “L” shape in honour of his father “Lakhmir Singh”. Nadeem shares information on his mother’s name which was Jamna (prior to her marriage) and became Davinder Kaur after she was married. (Note: Jamna was her name before marriage. Traditionally after a woman is married, her husband’s family changes her first name because she is now considered a part of a new family). 53:39 – 58:56 Nadeem provides information on his career working as CNCP technician working with CPIC systems and how he was promoted to a new position. Nadeem inserts a quote from a Punjabi poem which he translates to English as “Somebody asked the blind people. What do you need? He said, do you need two eyes?, he said, what else do I need?”. Nadeem conveys how in 1986 his mother passed away so he went back home to the village of Lakhpur where his father and younger brother were living. His father and younger brother were on their own and in 1986 they decided to demolish the family home. He explains that there’s a college there now and that a library was built at this location in the name of his grandfather. 58:57 – 1:04:38 Nadeem shares how he suffered a heart attack in 1990 during the marriage ceremony of his son in Williams Lake. Nadeem talks about the complicated relations of the South Asian families and the saw mill owners in Paldi and comments on the problems with the caste system that provokes discrimination within the South Asian community. Nadeem refers to disputes that arose amongst mill owners and investors that included Kapoor Singh Siddoo, Mayo Singh, Gurdial Singh Teja and Ginaya Singh which caused problems amongst his family and also lead to Kapoor Singh selling his portion of the mill. Nadeem spells “Ginaya” Singh’s name and explains that this name is the nickname for “Krishna”. Nadeem provides his insight into the joint ownership of the saw mills located in Paldi and how the the joint ownership was dissolved in 1952. Nadeem clarifies that Ginaya Singh also left Paldi and that Ginaya Singh’s wife is his mother in law’s aunt and that he also moved to Burnaby. Nadeem explains the proper name spelling of mill owner “Mayo Singh” and that the correct spelling is actually “Mayan Singh” but he changed it to “Mayo” when it was mis-pronounced. Nadeem also comments on the problems that he encountered in 1970 on the pronunciation of his own name while living in England and at one point his employer referred to him as “Paul”. 1:04:39 – 1:18:50 Nadeem relays that when he emigrated from India and to Canada that he carried his personal possessions in a small suitcase made from cardboard since the weight limit on the airplane was just three pounds. He conveys that many of his relations have all suffered from heart problems including Ginaya Singh and his children. Nadeem shares that Ginaya Singh’s three sons all lived in Burnaby. Nadeem conveys that many South Asians lived in Burnaby and many worked at saw mills in North Vancouver and in the L&K sawmill near Pemberton. Nadeem explains further about the how the disagreements came to be between Mayo Singh and Kapoor Singh. He describes how each had a different business strategy in harvesting lumber and that there were feuds amongst the families. Nadeem provides further details on the root of the family feuds. Nadeem provides definitions for certain Punjabi terms that he’s using including “Mehta”(meaning lowest class of farmers, foreigner as well head as a title given to people of a clan living in the area) and ‘Panchat”, the name of his family village that was built and founded by five brothers and one nephew (Panj- meaning five and the sound “cht” meaning six). Nadeem explains that these terms were given to people from his own clan living in the area because it was small. Nadeem explains further about status that is based on money and the Punjabi terms “Parsu”, “Parsa” and “Pasaram” that are often used to describe a person. When you are poor the term “Parsu” is used and when you become rich the term “Pasaram” is used. Nadeem refers to Mayo Singh as a Pasaram as the second most successful millner in British Columbia, second to Frederick John Hart. Nadeem mentions that Ginaya Singh, elder brother to Mayo Singh helped provide the finances to start the mill and when there was a disagreement, Ginaya Singh left the mill business, moved his family to Burnaby and began working in insurance. Nadeem shares the sad story of Ginaya Singh’s sudden death (in 1953). Nadeem states that many of the people who left the mills at Paldi went to work at the Kapoor Mill in Burnaby and some relocated to the Interior of British Columbia. Nadeem mentions that his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) was able to purchase a house on 18th Street in along with other residences that he bought with his hard earned money working in the farms and mills, 16 hours per day, seven days a week. 1:18:51 – 1:32:04 Nadeem explains why he thinks that most South Asian people worked in the mills in the earlier days. Nadeem conveys that since Sikh men wore beards and turbans they encountered discrimination and were unable to get work in the business community. Nadeem shares his own personal experiences of wearing a turban and the discrimination he’s encountered while living in Scotland and Canada. Nadeem mentions that a defense committee was formed to protect the Gurdwaras and people’s homes from being vandalized due to racial discrimination. Nadeem describes some of the troubles that he’s encountered in his own neighbourhood when he had to call the police. Nadeem shares a personal experience just after 9/11 where he was the target of racial discrimination in the parking lot of Burnaby Lake. Nadeem emphasizes that he has experienced many incidents of racial discrimination, especially in the workplace and that this was not unusual for him. 1:32:05 – 1:36:19 Nadeem talks about his interest in writing and his many literary works including 12 novels that he’s written in Punjabi. Nadeem highlights a few books that he’s written including a book titled “Rape” and another one titled “Sponsorship” which conveys the complex nature of people immigrating to Canada. Nadeem mentions a particular book about AIDS, titled “Wide Net” that he’s been trying to get published. Nadeem speaks to the challenges and high costs of trying to get his works published. Nadeem provides a brief synopsis of his book “Wide Net”. Nadeem relays that this is a personal account of a gay couple that he knew where one of the partners died of AIDS and that the couple gave Nadeem permission to tell their tragic story. 1:36:20 – 1:51:51 Nadeem talks about his children and compares their experiences to his own as a South Asian immigrant. Nadeems talks about the accomplishments of his son, his daughter and grandchildren including their education and careers. Nadeem says that his children are well educated and well established in their careers. Nadeem’s children attended Capitol Hill Elementary School and North Burnaby High School in Burnaby. Nadeem shares specifics of his son’s career history. Nadeem expresses that he still considers Canada to be the best country for opportunities and that he prefers to live in Burnaby rather than Surrey and shares some personal anecdotes. Nadeem lists some local places that he’s shopped for South Asian groceries and spices rather than travelling to Surrey. He mentions shopping at Kelly Douglas, stores in Chinatown, small grocers on Capitol Hill, Patel’s on Commercial Drive and Main Street. As an aside Nadeem mentions that he worked as a security guard and the wages that he earned. Nadeem comments that he has been awarded various certificates and certifications from his education and career over the years, including a Bachelor of Science. The interviewers further express their interest in seeing the cardboard case that Nadeem brought with him when immigrating to Canada. In closing Nadeem states that his favourite food from back home was kheer (rice pudding).
- History
- Interviewee biography: Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar was born June 9, 1936, Chuck 138 in Lyalpur (India before 1947) to parents Lakhmir Singh Parmar and Davinder Kaur Jamana Parmar. Nadeem grew up in the village of Panchat in the northern region of Punjab, India. Nadeem married his wife Surjeet in Punjab in 1960. After marrying the couple immigrated to England where Nadeem was already working. While living in England, Nadeem and Surjeet had two children. After Surjeet's father died in Canada in 1972, Nadeem, Surjeet and their two children immgrated to Canada, joining Surjeet's family who were living in Burnaby. After Nadeem immigrated to Burnaby in 1973 he worked various jobs before working with CN/CP Telecommunications. Nadeem holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching from Punjab University and a diploma from the London Board of Education (L.B.E.) and a P.Eng. from Lancaster. He has seven books published in Punjabi, three in Urdu and is published in eight anthologies. He is fluent in Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi. Interviewers' biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Buildings - Industrial - Saw Mills
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Education
- Employment
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Migration
- Occupations - Engineers
- Occupations - Millworkers
- Occupations - Teachers
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Names
- Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"
- Kapoor Sawmills Limited
- Siddoo, Kapoor Singh
- Teja, Gurdial Singh
- Parmar, Surjeet Kaur
- Manhas, Ghania Singh
- Singh, Mayo
- Manhas, Kashmir Singh
- Manhas, Sher Singh
- Manhas, Budhan Kaur
- Manhas, Lashman Singh
- Responsibility
- Malik, Anushay
- Rajdeep
- Geographic Access
- Woodsworth Street
- Accession Code
- BV022.29.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1600-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Oct. 2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Related Material
- See also BV022.29.5 - Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Spelling of "Ginaya Singh" found as "Ghania Singh Manhas" in obituary and death certificate
- Interview is conducted in English with various segments of discussion in Punjabi
- Transcript of interview available upon request
Audio Tracks
Interview with Kalwant Singh
Interview with Kalwant Singh
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0001_003.mp3E.W. Bateman family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15157
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1857]-[195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs + 6 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the family of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and residences including Elworth house, along with letters written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Bateman family photographs series 2) Bateman family World War II lette…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs + 6 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the family of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and residences including Elworth house, along with letters written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Bateman family photographs series 2) Bateman family World War II letters series
- History
- Edwin Wettenhall "E.W." Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) (1889-1969); George Edwin (1890-? ); Mamie (McWilliams) (1892-1979); Marianne “May” Bateman (1894-1990); Warren Stafford (1896-1954); Jessie (Fox Kemp) (1899-1978) and John Carey (1901-1945). Catherine “Cassie” (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. After Cassie's death, Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale (1896-1935). Edwin moved his six of his seven children to Vancouver (not including George). Edwin and Mary (Dale) Bateman first lived at 7th and Balsam Street in Vancouver and in 1920, they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter Marianne “May” Bateman to Deer Lake and commissioned architect, Enoch Evans to build 'Elworth' house (named after Edwin’s family home in Sandbach, Chesire). The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Heritage Village and later, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived at this location for thirteen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Dale Bateman died in July 1935 and sometime after, Edwin W. Bateman married Dora Coulton. Edwin W. Bateman died in 1957 at the age of 98. Edna Caroline Bateman married Raymond Westley Corner in 1920 and had a daughter named Catherine Mary (Levins). Edna and Raymond lived in Kelowna. George Bateman married Louise Agness Birss in January 1910 and continued to live in Manitoba. Mamie Dale Bateman married George Lloyd McWilliams in 1915. The couple had two children, Warren Finley McWilliams and Bruce McWilliams. Mamie and George McWilliams lived with their family on Douglas Road across the road from Elworth house in Burnaby. Warren McWilliams was on North Atlantic convoy duty during World War I from 1942 to 1944. Warren McWilliams died in 2004. Warren Stafford Bateman married Norah Withington in Burnaby in 1924; Winifred Dare Webster in Burnaby in 1932 and Dorothy Margaret Buchanan in New Westminster in 1949. Warren and Winnifred “Winnie” Webster celebrated their marriage at Elworth house in 1932. Warren served in World War I. Jessie Madeline Bateman married Ernest Denby Fox (1900-1945) in 1921. Jessie and Ernest Fox had three children, Colin Rhodes Fox (1921-2005); Mary “Betty” (Gludo) and Allan Fox. Jessie and Ernest Fox operated a small logging company near Powell River, B.C. Sometime after the death of her first husband, Ernest Denby Fox, Jessie married James Kemp. The youngest child of Edwin and Cassie, John “Carey” Bateman married Sophia Spak (1899-1977) in 1925. On September 10, 1939, the day that Canada declared war on Germany, Colin Rhodes Fox (eldest son of Jessie and Ernest Fox) enlisted in the army at the age of 18 years. Colin initially served in an anti-aircraft unit, but was soon transferred to the Field Artillery. During his service overseas, Colin wrote letters to family members including his aunt May Bateman who was living in Burnaby. Colin went through basic artillery training in Edmonton before heading overseas to the United Kingdom with his unit, the 13th Field Regiment , 44th Canadian Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery and later the 78th Canadian Field Battery in Germany and Holland . Colin was wounded on June 8, 1944 (two days after D-Day) but returned to serve in Holland and Germany until the war ended. Colin suffered bullet and shrapnel wounds while laying communication cable from the Normandy beachhead. In 1946, Colin married Susan Streika (Striha) of Pitt Meadows and he began a thirty five year career in the B.C. Telephone Company on Vancouver Island. Colin and Susan had three children; Gary, Elaine and Irene. Colin Rhodes Fox died in 2005. The E.W. Bateman house, "Elworth" is a heritage building on the site of the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public. The E.W. Bateman House was purchased by Burnaby in 1970 and became the focal point for the development of the Museum. Both the interior and exterior of the house have been restored and interpreted to the date of original construction, including recreated room interiors and period furnishings.
- Accession Code
- HV974.22
- HV974.90
- HV975.120
- HV976.37
- HV979.32
- BV985.1003
- BV986.21
- BV992.29
- BV994.22
- BV004.28
- BV004.84
- BV020.27
- Date
- [1857]-[195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Tracks 1-4. City of Burnaby Archives Item No. MSS137-014-1
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds